Police: Officer shoots at suspect who was driving stolen car at him

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- An officer fired his gun Thursday afternoon after the police say a suspect drove a stolen car up on to a sidewalk directly at him.

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Katie Mulvaney
Posted Dec. 5, 2013 @ 6:56 pm

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- An officer fired his gun Thursday afternoon after the police say a suspect drove a stolen car up on to a sidewalk directly at him.

The police had determined that the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident on East Avenue around 2:20 p.m. was stolen, according to the police.

An officer exited his cruiser and attempted to stop the vehicle on Pleasant Street near James Street, the police said. The suspect drove the vehicle onto the sidewalk, directly at him.

The officer -- whom the police did not identify -- fired his weapon at the driver, the police said. A bullet hit the vehicle, but did not hit the driver, the police said. The officer, too, was not injured.

The vehicle fled south on to Route 95. Cranston police located the vehicle, and took a suspect -- whom the police did not identify -- into custody, according to Pawtucket police.

The state police and the attorney general's office are assisting with the investigation, in keeping with the attorney general's protocol regarding use of deadly force incidents.